Comments on: T-LOVE / “Oh-So Suite” http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:10:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: chris defendorf http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-19334 Sun, 27 May 2007 11:03:36 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-19334 <p>if you want an instrumental version, you could always use a karaoke plug-in.</p><p>i agree with you about the production. i think that the rapping is actually good. the flow might be her original style.</p><p>my only comment about the vocals is that maybe the lyrics aren't working for you because there's not a lot of variety in the vocal sound. if she was to apply some tricks like the roots used on their first &quot;blue&quot; record, it would be really effective.</p><p>i.e. &quot;There's something going on&quot;... how there are a lot of different timbres/tone colors.</p><p>but the production here is dope.</p> <br /> <p> <font color="#ffffff"><b><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mtume says: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b></font> </p> <p>Do those things (karaoke plug-ins) actually work? I always thought you'd get a 'ghost' effect with the voices. That production really is something though, right? I like how fat and warm her bass sounds are. They bump, but in a nice, seductive way. Kind of like the J.B.'s second album.<br /> </p> if you want an instrumental version, you could always use a karaoke plug-in.

i agree with you about the production. i think that the rapping is actually good. the flow might be her original style.

my only comment about the vocals is that maybe the lyrics aren’t working for you because there’s not a lot of variety in the vocal sound. if she was to apply some tricks like the roots used on their first "blue" record, it would be really effective.

i.e. "There’s something going on"… how there are a lot of different timbres/tone colors.

but the production here is dope.


         Mtume says:         

Do those things (karaoke plug-ins) actually work? I always thought you’d get a ‘ghost’ effect with the voices. That production really is something though, right? I like how fat and warm her bass sounds are. They bump, but in a nice, seductive way. Kind of like the J.B.’s second album.

]]> by: Berry http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-19436 Tue, 29 May 2007 14:42:52 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-19436 I think she sounds more like a spoken word artist than a rapper per se. In any event...something different that the indies and world music fans will eat up. It definitely not something for the mass audiences who don't have an ear. Also, I think those with a very trained ear for music hear something different from those who know music but are not very trained in the technical qualities of the medium. I can say her music is not something that I would listen to every day but I can appreciate her art. I think she sounds more like a spoken word artist than a rapper per se. In any event…something different that the indies and world music fans will eat up. It definitely not something for the mass audiences who don’t have an ear. Also, I think those with a very trained ear for music hear something different from those who know music but are not very trained in the technical qualities of the medium. I can say her music is not something that I would listen to every day but I can appreciate her art.

]]> by: jay http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-31144 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:37:16 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/05/27/t-love-%e2%80%9coh-so-suite%e2%80%9d/#comment-31144 T-Love got the flow. Found out about her on the jam track "Heavyweights Round 2" from a Project Blowed compilation, sounding real raw in that song. T-Love got the flow. Found out about her on the jam track “Heavyweights Round 2″ from a Project Blowed compilation, sounding real raw in that song.

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